Category Archives: 2 Glasses

2011 in Bordeaux was a good year. Nothing like the 2009 and 2010 vintages. 2009 and 2010 were considered great vintages. The 2011 growing season challenged the Bordelais. During the growing season, they were dealt with hail, drought, hot weather when it should have been cool. Many times they had storms with a lot of…

We held Chris’ company Christmas party early December so we could have many employees attend. The party was held at The Pour Wine Bistro in Otsego. We arrived early so we could choose some of the wines for dinner. We wanted two reds and two whites. The first white was a Chardonnay. It was crisp…

We received the 2013 Cline Family Vineyards Big Break Vineyard Grenache in our wine club from our local bottle shop. When I opened the bag I had mixed feelings. I have tried many wines from Cline. Most of the wines are just okay… Since I am part of the “Executive Red” club I was expecting something better.…

Summer time is Rose’ time for us. We spend many days and hours on the lake in our boat. I generally engage the motor and slowly troll around the lake. We like to look at all of the lake lots and homes. We always talk about what we like and dislike with each home and…

During my mandatory shutdown the first week of July, Chris and I joined Erica her husband Brian and we visited a couple of wineries in the Waconia Minnesota area. Originally we were going to visit Chankaska however, the winery did not open until 1pm so we chose a couple of wineries near us. The first…

There are times when you are looking forward to a glass of wine at the end of a busy hectic work day. I had one of those days and I wanted something different. I decided to try my luck at a bottle of Zinfandel. I was under whelmed this day. Sight Medium color depth and…

It was time switch things up. I was not in the mood for a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, or Syrah. I wandered down to my cellar looking for something different. After pulling bottles and pondering I decided to try the 2009 Renwood Barbera from Amador County. Amador county is on my places to visit hopefully in…

After a South African wine tasting at Sunfish Cellers we left hungry. We were going find a new wine bar located south of down town. We plugged in the address and off we went. We were pretty close to the location and now it was time to find a parking spot. People who know me…

We attended a South African Wines tasting at our Wine shop Sunfish Cellars. Our friend Roy was hosting it and I was looking forward to trying some new wines. We arrived early so we could catch up with Roy. The last time we saw Roy we tasted many South African Cabernet Sauvignon’s and finished with…

Chris and I hosted dinner at our house with another couple. Chris prepared the food and we asked our friends to bring a bottle to share. They brought a bottle of 2010 Shug Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. More recently, Pinot Noirs hasn’t been on Chris’s favorite list and she’s preferred more of a jammy flavored Pinot Noir.…

I constantly search for good South African wines. Recently I had tried and blogged about the 2007 Grand Plaisir Red Wine. I enjoyed that wine so I assumed I would enjoy the 2008 Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon just as much. Unfortunately, I was left underwhelmed wanting more from the bottle. With that said I will keep…

Winter came early this year. On my Birthday November 10th, we were lucky (not really) and received over a foot of snow. Chris and I had to shovel and plow three times that day. Before the storm Chris was on a girls weekend at the Wisconsin Dells. She and her friends had to cut the…